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Friday
1/15/2010
9:00 AM
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Veronica Rueckert
What makes a teacher great? For years, the answer seemed more a matter of chance than of science. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest look at how new research by Teach for America is evolving the perception that great teachers are more than merely a matter of chance.
Guest: Amanda Ripley, author, "What Makes A Great Teacher?" (The Atlantic Jan/Feb) www.amandaripley.com
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Friday
1/15/2010
10:00 AM
100115E
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Veronica Rueckert
Food seems to be on everyone’s mind these days, from farming to food magazines... food TV to celebrity chefs. But how did we arrive at this modern obsession? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine thirty key moments in American Eating History, and how they ushered in the modern food scene.
Guest: Andrew Smith, author, "Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine" www.andrewfsmith.com
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Friday
1/15/2010
10:00 PM
100115E
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Veronica Rueckert
Food seems to be on everyone’s mind these days, from farming to food magazines... food TV to celebrity chefs. But how did we arrive at this modern obsession? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine thirty key moments in American Eating History, and how they ushered in the modern food scene.
Guest: Andrew Smith, author, "Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine" www.andrewfsmith.com
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Friday
1/8/2010
9:00 AM
100108D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Food does more than just fill your stomach... it can also fill your soul. After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine the power of food and cooking for self discovery, storytelling, and for building positive communities.
Guests:
- Traci Nathans Kelly, writing instructor, UW-Madison engineering department. Author of several articles on women and cookbooks.
- Okori Rice, participant in the UW-Madison Odyssey Project. http://odyssey.wisc.edu
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Friday
1/8/2010
10:00 AM
100108E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Flying cars... talking dolphins... underwater cities.... Most of us have imagined what life would be like in the future... but most of the time we’ve been wrong. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest look at some of the most outrageous predictions from the past hundred years.
Guest: Paul Milo, author, "Your Flying Car Awaits: Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the Twentieth Century."
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Friday
1/8/2010
10:00 PM
100108E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Flying cars... talking dolphins... underwater cities.... Most of us have imagined what life would be like in the future... but most of the time we’ve been wrong. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest look at some of the most outrageous predictions from the past hundred years.
Guest: Paul Milo, author, "Your Flying Car Awaits: Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the Twentieth Century."
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Friday
1/1/2010
9:00 AM
091120D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore the world of Twitter... sampling some of the most clever tweets, from various tweeps, from across the globe.
Guest: David Pogue, Personal-Technology Columnist, The New York Times. Author, “The World According to Twitter.” (Rebroadcast)
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Friday
1/1/2010
10:00 AM
091204D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest ponder what it is that makes us happy... and how we can make ourselves happier.
Guest: Gretchen Rubin, Creator and Author, "The Happiness Project" (Rebroadcast)
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Friday
1/1/2010
10:00 PM
091204D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest ponder what it is that makes us happy... and how we can make ourselves happier.
Guest: Gretchen Rubin, Creator and Author, "The Happiness Project" (Rebroadcast)
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Friday
12/25/2009
9:00 AM
091204E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What's your favorite toy? After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore the stories and nostalgia behind favorite classic toys...
Guest: Scott Eberle, Vice President for Interpretation, Strong National Museum of Play. (Rebroadcast from December 4, 2009)
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Friday
12/25/2009
10:00 AM
091113E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What does it mean to be an American? After ten, Anne Strainchamps talks with author Barbara Kingsolver about her new novel, "The Lacuna", the story of a man struggling to find his place in the world.
Guest: Barbara Kingsolver, Author, "The Poisonwood Bible", and "The Lacuna" (Rebroadcast from November 13, 2009)
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Friday
12/25/2009
10:00 PM
091113E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What does it mean to be an American? After ten, Anne Strainchamps talks with author Barbara Kingsolver about her new novel, "The Lacuna", the story of a man struggling to find his place in the world.
Guest: Barbara Kingsolver, Author, "The Poisonwood Bible", and "The Lacuna"
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Friday
12/18/2009
9:00 AM
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Everyone has a favorite book they read as a child. After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest page through the best books for the young, and how the stories we read in childhood have the power to shape our entire life.
Guest: Anita Silvey, Author, "Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book." Former publisher of children’s books for Houghton Mifflin. Former editor-in-chief, "The Horn Book Magazine." www.anitasilvey.com
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Friday
12/18/2009
10:00 AM
091218E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Who was Jesus, the man? Accounts of his life have a common subject but radically different treatments. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore what the four Christian Gospels of the life of Christ have to tell us about one of history’s most central figures.
Guest: Mary Gordon, Author, "Reading Jesus: A Writer’s Encounter with the Gospels."
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Friday
12/18/2009
10:00 PM
091218E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Who was Jesus, the man? Accounts of his life have a common subject but radically different treatments. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore what the four Christian Gospels of the life of Christ have to tell us about one of history’s most central figures.
Guest: Mary Gordon, Author, "Reading Jesus: A Writer’s Encounter with the Gospels."
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Friday
12/11/2009
9:00 AM
091211D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine a provocative new theory of genetics that says the very genes that give us the most trouble... causing the most antisocial behaviors... also underlie humankind’s phenomenal adaptability and evolutionary success. A look at how this theory could help troubled individuals in the real world.
Guest: David Dobbs, Science Writer, The Atlantic Monthly. Author, "The Science of Success" (December issue) www.daviddobbs.net.
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Friday
12/11/2009
10:00 AM
091211E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps's guest tackles the often complex and confounding concepts of philosophy in an unconventional way... using other disciplines, such as economics, physics, and math.
Guest: Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics, University of Rochester. Author, "The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics" (Free Press).
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Friday
12/11/2009
10:00 PM
091211E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps's guest tackles the often complex and confounding concepts of philosophy in an unconventional way... using other disciplines, such as economics, physics, and math.
Guest: Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics, University of Rochester. Author, "The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics" (Free Press).
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Friday
12/4/2009
9:00 AM
091204D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Reuckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest ponder what it is that makes us happy... and how we can make ourselves happier.
Guest: Gretchen Rubin, Creator and Author, "The Happiness Project" (Harper, January 2010). www.happiness-project.com
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Friday
12/4/2009
10:00 AM
091204E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Reuckert
What was your favorite toy? After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore the stories and nostalgia behind favorite classic toys... from Barbie and G.I. Joe... to Yo-Yos... Slinkys... and Lincoln Logs.
Guest: Scott Eberle, Vice President for Interpretation, Strong National Museum of Play. Author, "Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame" www.museumofplay.org
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Friday
12/4/2009
10:00 PM
091204E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Reuckert
What's your favorite toy? After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore the stories and nostalgia behind favorite classic toys... from Barbie and G.I. Joe... to Yo-Yos... Slinkys... and Lincoln Logs.
Guest: Scott Eberle, Vice President for Interpretation, Strong National Museum of Play. Author, "Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame" www.museumofplay.org
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Friday
11/27/2009
9:00 AM
091127D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Most every photograph, or simple scrap of paper can tell us something about the past. After nine, in honor of Wisconsin Archives Month, Anne Strainchamps and her guest take a look at why we love old family scrapbooks, and the insights revealed by these archives of the past.
Guest: Sally Jacobs, archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society. (Rebroadcast).
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Friday
11/27/2009
10:00 AM
091127E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine the fascination Americans have for the magical and the unknown. A look at the history of the Occult and Mysticism, and how they helped shape our nation.
Guest: Mitch Horowitz, author, "Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation" (Rebroadcast).
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Friday
11/27/2009
10:00 PM
091127E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine the fascination Americans have for the magical and the unknown. A look at the history of the Occult and Mysticism, and how they helped shape our nation.
Guest: Mitch Horowitz, author, "Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation" (Rebroadcast).
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Friday
11/20/2009
9:00 AM
091120D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore the world of Twitter – sampling some of the most clever tweets, from various tweeps, all across the globe.
Guest: David Pogue, Personal-Technology Columnist for the New York Times. Author, “The World According to Twitter.”
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Friday
11/20/2009
10:00 AM
091120E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
"New Moon," the latest installment in the "Twilight" saga debuts in theaters this weekend. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest discuss the popularity of vampires in film and literature, what underlying social trends this may represent, and the historical context of vampire lore from all parts of the world.
Guest: Tomislav Longinovic, Professor and Chair, Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin.
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Friday
11/20/2009
10:00 PM
091120E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
"New Moon," the latest installment in the "Twilight" saga debuts in theaters this weekend. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest discuss the popularity of vampires in film and literature, what underlying social trends this may represent, and the historical context of vampire lore from all parts of the world.
Guest: Tomislav Longinovic, Professor and Chair, Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin.
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Friday
11/13/2009
9:00 AM
091113D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps' guest advocates for the importance of "un-schooling", and considers himself a "Buccaneer Scholar. He describes how anyone can become educated on their own terms, without formal schooling.
Guest: James Marcus Bach, expert in the field of computer software testing. www.satisfice.com Author, "Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success" (Scribner).
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Friday
11/13/2009
10:00 AM
091113E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What does it mean to be an American? What's gained or lost when we refuse to embrace our own history? After ten, Anne Strainchamps talks with author Barbara Kingsolver about her new novel, "The Lacuna", the story of a man struggling to find his place in the world.
Guest: Barbara Kingsolver, Author, "The Poisonwood Bible", and "The Lacuna" (Harper).
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Friday
11/13/2009
10:00 PM
091113E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What does it mean to be an American? What's gained or lost when we refuse to embrace our own history? After ten, Anne Strainchamps talks with author Barbara Kingsolver about her new novel, "The Lacuna", the story of a man struggling to find his place in the world.
Guest: Barbara Kingsolver, Author, "The Poisonwood Bible", and "The Lacuna" (Harper).
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Friday
11/6/2009
9:00 AM
091106D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps talks with two filmmakers taking part in the Tales From Planet Earth Film Festival this weekend in Madison. . . showcasing environmental films from around the world.
Guests:
- Gregg Mitman, Interim Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Professor of History of Science, UW-Madison. Co-Producer, “In the Footsteps of Elephants.” www.nelson.wisc.edu/tales
- Judith Helfand, Filmmaker, Teacher and Media-Activist. Artist-in-Residence, UW–Madison. Her latest documentary is, “Cooked.”
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Friday
11/6/2009
10:00 AM
091106E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What do contemporary twenty-something women care about? After ten, Anne Strainchamps' talks with a woman who embarked on a cross-country journey to discover, "what does feminism mean today?"
Guest: Nona Willis Aronowitz, Journalist and Co-Author of “Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism.”
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Friday
11/6/2009
10:00 PM
091106E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
What do contemporary twenty-something women care about? What does feminism mean today? After ten, Anne Strainchamps speaks with a woman who embarked on a cross-country journey in search of the answers.
Guest: Nona Willis Aronowitz, Journalist and Co-Author of “Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism.”
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Friday
10/30/2009
9:00 AM
091030D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine the fascination Americans have for the magical and the unknown. A look at the history of the Occult and Mysticism, and how they helped shape our Nation.
Guest: Mitch Horowitz, Writer and Publisher. Author, "Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation" (Bantam Books).
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Friday
10/30/2009
10:00 AM
091030E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps' guest unravels the Celtic (KEL-tick) roots of favorite Halloween traditions, and shares some ghostly Irish folk-tales, such as "the Banshee," and Ireland's headless horseman, "the Dullahan".
Guest: Phil Ryan, Owner and Tour Designer, Inroads Ireland tours. www.inroadsireland.com
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Friday
10/30/2009
10:00 PM
091030E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps' guest unravels the Celtic (KEL-tick) roots of favorite Halloween traditions, and shares some ghostly Irish folk-tales, such as "the Banshee," and Ireland's headless horseman, "the Dullahan".
Guest: Phil Ryan, Owner and Tour Designer, Inroads Ireland tours. www.inroadsireland.com
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Friday
10/23/2009
9:00 AM
091023D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest preview a new five part series from To The Best Of Our Knowledge, “Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq.”
Guest: Charles Monroe-Kane, Producer, To The Best Of Our Knowledge. www.wpr.org/book
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